民粹主义政党在意大利大选中异军突起Italy on course for clash with EU as voters boost populists parties

来源：FT中文网 2018-03-06 07:09

Italian voters put their country on a potential collision course with the EU after delivering sweeping gains for populist and Eurosceptic parties in a general election that marked the biggest political upheaval in Europe since the 2016 Brexit vote.

With Italy on course for a hung parliament, the populist Five Star Movement and anti-immigration League party are likely to take a lead role in complex talks to form the next government. The outcome of protracted negotiations is likely to see Italy clash with Brussels on everything from budget rules to immigration.

The governing centre-left Democratic party suffered a crushing defeat, forcing Matteo Renzi, leader and former prime minister, to resign, while Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia lost its leadership of the centre-right coalition.

The blow to the EU comes as France and Germany try to strengthen the union through closer integration. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who on Sunday renewed her own grand coalition deal, have both fended off populist challenges in 2017. But they may now have to grapple with an uncooperative government in Rome.

“This is not just a step back. Italy will be shut out of the games,” said Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome. “Finally the motor is starting up again, and Europe will take off without Italy.”

位于罗马的国际事务研究所(Institute of International Affairs)所长纳塔莉•托奇(Nathalie Tocci)表示：“这不止是后退一步。意大利将被挡在游戏的门外。最终发动机将再次起动，欧洲将在没有意大利的情况下起飞。”

Five Star, led by 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio, was the big winner of the election and appeared on course to be Italy’s strongest single party with 32 per cent of the vote. Although it cannot form a government unless it strikes an alliance with others, it has positioned itself as a dominant force in Italian politics.

Mr Di Maio yesterday said Five Star felt “a responsibility to govern Italy” and was “open to speaking to all the political forces” in the country.

迪马约昨日表示，五星运动“感受到了治理意大利的责任”，并且“对于同意大利所有政治力量对话持开放心态”。

The centre-right coalition fronted during the campaign by the 81-year-old Mr Berlusconi also remained shy of an absolute majority of seats.

81岁的贝卢斯科尼领导的中右翼联盟也没有赢得议会绝对多数席位。

It took 37 per cent of the vote but the big surprise was the surge in support for the Northern League, now known as the League, led by rightwing nationalist Matteo Salvini. It won almost 18 per cent of the vote, becoming the main conservative party.